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TRXL
TRXL is the definitive podcast on technology and the architecture and engineering professions — and the longest-running. 200+ episodes. Five years. Conversations with the founders, researchers, designers, and firm leaders who are actually shaping how architecture gets practiced. Hosted by Evan Troxel, a licensed architect with over 25 years in AEC, TRXL is built for architects, BIM managers, design technologists, computational designers, and firm leaders who want to stay ahead of where the…
Episodes
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248: Whose Data Is It, Anyway?
Last episode ended on a question: who owns your data once it lives in someone else's platform, and what happens when an AI starts reading it? In the series…
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247: It's on the Server Somewhere
The last episode made the case that your project history is worth something. This one asks why you can't use it. Two reasons keep coming up: the data means…
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246: Someone Already Figured This Out
Arc 3 of the Next AEC Tech Stack series is about your data. Most firms are sitting on years of project information, and every company in this arc says it can…
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245: 'System of Record, Systems of Action', with German Aparicio Jr.
German Aparicio, Jr. of Trimble joins Speckle's Virginia Senf, Neuron Factory's Salil Pandit, and Pelles.ai's Yael Meretyk Hanan to talk about Trimble's…
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244: Who Signs When the AI Is Wrong?
This is the last episode of Arc 2. The first two asked what these tools can do. This one asks what happens when they get it wrong, who is still on the hook…
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243: Your Firm Is an Institution
Espy Harper, David Spehar, and Anthony Hauck join the podcast to talk about data-driven design for healthcare, where a missed clearance or a misplaced outlet…
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242: Designing for 100 Years… in 100 Seconds?
I asked the same partners you heard last episode two questions back to back. When a vendor says AI, do they mean autocomplete, a copilot, or something that…
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241: From Autocomplete to Agent: Where AEC Actually Is
Every company in this arc has AI in their marketing. So I asked all of them the same question: in a real firm today, what can it actually do, and what can't…
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240: I've Got to Get My Project Out on Friday
Two questions close out the BIM 2.0 arc. When a tool generates a design for you, where does its output stop and your judgment start? And what does…
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239: You're Not Going Home Early
Episode one ended with the pitch: new tools give architects their day back. Episode two asks the harder question. If a firm stops running one platform and…
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238: Half Your Day Isn't Design
The first episode of The Next AEC Tech Stack opens on the number nobody wants to say out loud. Randall Stevens of AVAIL puts the mundane overhead of an…
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237: 'The Interns Will Have Interns', with Phil Read
Phil Read joins the podcast to talk about where human judgment belongs in an AI-assisted design process. We explore his case for the infamous sawtooth diagram…
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236: 'No One Can Own the Law', with Garrett Reynolds
Garrett Reynolds joins the podcast to talk about UpCodes' decade-long fight to keep building codes free and public. We explore the string of lawsuits UpCodes…
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235: 'How Olson Kundig Scaled AI Adoption Across a 300-Person Firm', with Marlene Chen and Blair Payson
Marlene Chen and Blair Payson join the podcast to talk about how a firm known for design, not technology, actually puts new tools to work. We explore the…
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234: 'Here's to the Crazy Ones, AEC Edition', with Håvard Vasshaug
Håvard Vasshaug joins the podcast to talk about what happens to building data after the architect hits save, and why so much of it dies inside the authoring…
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233: 'Spaces For People To Kiss', with Mariusz Hermansdorfer
Mariusz Hermansdorfer joins the podcast to talk about turning an internal tool into a product for the whole profession. We explore how he spun Jifto out of…
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232: 'Bringing Joy Back to Architecture', with Tatjana Dzambazova
Tatjana Dzambazova joins the podcast to talk about why the AEC industry deserves a brand new tool, one built for AI from the ground up instead of bolted onto…
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231: 'Architects: Reclaim Control in CA', with Jack Sadler
In this special partner episode, Jack Sadler joins the podcast to talk about the phase of a project where architects quietly lose control: construction…
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230: 'Rooms for Storytelling', with Keith Gerchak
Keith Gerchak joins the podcast to talk about the double life he's been living for thirty years: designing spaces for storytelling as the Design Principal at…
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229: Campfire Series - 'The CGarchitect Story', with Jeff Mottle
In this special Campfire Series episode, Jeff Mottle joins the podcast to tell us the full story of CGarchitect — from a side project launched in 2001 to a…
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228: 'What Did You Actually Do Today', with Steve Burrows CBE
Steve Burrows CBE joins the podcast to talk about why the construction industry keeps rewarding dysfunction instead of fixing it. We explore the gap between…
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227: 'Are We Horses or Are We Coal', with Rachel Riopel
Rachel Riopel joins the podcast to talk about why enterprise transformation keeps failing in AEC and what it actually takes to make it stick. We explore the…
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226: 'Think Slower to Move Faster', with Charles Portelli
Charles Portelli joins the podcast to talk about what you learn when you leave architecture to build software, and what you bring back when you return. We…
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225: 'A Nuclear Bomb Moment', with Antonio González Viegas
Antonio González Viegas joins the podcast to talk about the open source infrastructure layer he's building for BIM software and why the barriers that have…
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224: 'Everything Is Going to Change', with Martyn Day
Martyn Day joins the podcast to talk about the forces quietly dismantling how architecture and engineering work gets done, and how it gets charged for. We…
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223: 'They Better Find Something Else to Do', with Pablo Zamorano Mosniam
Pablo Zamorano Mosniam joins the podcast to talk about what it looks like to build a technology practice around design values rather than the other way around…
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222: 'You're Automating the Wrong Thing', with Mirco Bianchini
Mirco Bianchini joins the podcast to talk about where AI automation is actually headed in AEC and why the industry is likely focused on the wrong problems. We…
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221: ‘Architecture’s Busyness Trap’, with Joachim Viktil
Joachim Viktil joins the podcast to talk about the growing gap between how architects are trained to think and how architectural firms are structured to…
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220: ‘Lightweight Architectural Structures’, with Joshua Schultz
Joshua Schultz joins the podcast to talk about lightweight structures, including cable nets and glass design, as well as insights from his upcoming book…
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219: ‘Keeping Architects in the Driver's Seat’, with George Guida
George Guida joins the podcast to talk about how AI is reshaping architectural practice. As founder of xFigura, George shares insights on building tools that…
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218: ‘Where’s My Friggin Hockey Stick’, with Zach Kron
Zach Kron joins the podcast to talk about what it really means to apply architectural thinking to products for AEC from inside a technology company. We explore…
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217: Campfire Series - ‘The Computational Design Story’, with Neil Katz
In this special Campfire Series episode, Neil Katz joins the podcast to tell us about the evolution of architectural technology from first principles. Long…
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216: ‘The Future of AEC Belongs to Those Who Evolve’, with Randy Deutsch
Randy Deutsch joins the podcast to talk about what real adaptation looks like inside architectural practice. Not trend-chasing. Not tool collecting. But a…
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215: ‘Proactive By Design’, with Wes Reynolds and Hugh Soward
Wes Reynolds and Hugh Soward join the podcast to talk about how OPN Architects is intentionally shaping its future through digital practice, experimentation…
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214: ‘Partnering with AI to Solve Knowledge Problems’, with Todd Henderson and Christopher Parsons
In this special partner episode, Todd Henderson and Christopher Parsons join the podcast to talk about what it really takes to build a learning culture inside…
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213: ‘The Rise of Tech-Driven Leadership in AEC’, with Jonathan Nelson, Nirva Fereshetian, Heath May, and Shane Burger
Jonathan Nelson, Nirva Fereshetian, Heath May, and Shane Burger join the podcast to talk about one of the biggest questions facing our industry: How do design…
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212: ‘Curiosity as a KPI’, with Ashley Hastings
Ashley Hastings joins the podcast to talk about what it really means to make curiosity a key performance indicator (KPI). 📐 A note from Evan: The phrase…
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211: ‘Discovering the Value of AI Through Experimentation’, with James Martin, Jess Purcell, and Chris Parsons
In this special partner episode, Evan Troxel is joined by James Martin and Jess Purcell of Shepley Bulfinch, along with Christopher Parsons of Knowledge…
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210: ‘Computational Design to Business Value in AEC’, with Matt Goldsberry
Matt Goldsberry joins the podcast to talk about how data is reshaping architecture practice. From computational design roots to leading digital strategy, Matt…
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209: ‘Leading by Connection: How TAP is Redefining Integration Across the AIA’, with Cesar Escalante
Cesar Escalante joins the podcast to talk about his journey from practicing architect and early CAD adopter to firm technologist and now national AIA leader…
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208: ‘Aligning AI with Firm Values’, with Kate Grimes and Christopher Parsons
Kate Grimes and Christopher Parsons join the podcast to talk about how firms can align AI with their values, evolve knowledge platforms responsibly, and…
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207: ‘The Tech Leader’s Compass: Risk, Value, and Timing’, with Craig Barbieri
Craig Barbieri joins the podcast to talk about his experience of hard-won lessons from the trenches. We get practical about what actually moves the needle in…
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206: ‘Purpose-Built AI: Why It Matters in AEC’, with Rachelle Ray
Rachelle Ray joins the podcast to talk about how AEC marketing and BD teams are really using AI today: what’s working, what’s not, and where things are headed…
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205: ‘Rethinking Your A/E Practice’, with Robert Otani and Alexandra Pollock
Robert Otani and Alexandra Pollock join the podcast to talk about how they’re rethinking Thornton Tomasetti’s engineering practice by making technology the…
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204: ‘How to Future-Proof Your Architecture Practice’, with Dave Gilmore
Dave Gilmore joins the podcast to talk about the urgent need for firms to proactively disrupt themselves before they’re disrupted by external forces, and why…
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203: ‘Rethinking the Architecture Business Model’, with Peter Markos
Peter Markos joins the podcast to talk about rethinking the traditional business model of architecture by developing products instead of relying solely on…
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202: ‘Knowledge Management is Everyone‘s Job’, with Katie Robinson and Christopher Parsons
Katie Robinson and Christopher Parsons join the podcast to talk about how LS3P’s knowledge management program evolved from a marketing necessity into a…
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201: ‘Redefining Leadership in AEC’, with Phil Putnam
Phil Putnam joins the podcast to talk about what it really takes to lead in today’s workplace. We explore his “Give to Get” leadership framework, the…
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200: ‘A Framework for Digital Transformation’, with Nathan Miller
Nathan Miller joins the podcast to talk about why most digital transformations in AEC fail, and what to do about it. In this milestone 200th episode, we…
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199: ‘Autodesk’s Vision for Architects’, with Amy Bunszel
Amy Bunszel joins the podcast to talk about the future of Autodesk’s architectural tools. From AI-driven productivity features to contextual design with Forma…
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198: ‘Unlocking Sustainability with AI-Powered Knowledge Management’, with Corey Squire and Christopher Parsons
Corey Squire and Christopher Parsons join the podcast to talk about how knowledge platforms, culture shifts, and intentional frameworks can turn individual…
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197: ‘The Hidden Struggles of Leading in AEC Tech’, with Phil Read and Harlan Brumm
Phil Read and Harlan Brumm join the podcast to talk about the often-overlooked transition from technical expert to team leader, and how the AEC Acoustics…
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196: ‘An Undervalued Pipeline in Architecture’, with Joseph Lucido
Joseph Lucido joins the podcast to talk about the evolving role of community colleges in architectural education, emphasizing the need for equitable pathways…
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195: ‘The Freedom to Break the Rules’, with Jesper Wallgren
Jesper Wallgren joins the podcast to talk about his journey from running a design studio in Sweden to building a focused software platform for multifamily…
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194: ‘CEO as Knowledge Architect’, with Ellen Bensky and Christopher Parsons
Ellen Bensky and Christopher Parsons join the podcast to talk about how Turner Fleischer built a digital twin of their practice. We get into what it means to…
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193: ‘Making Ideas Impactful’, with Darren Brooker
Darren Brooker joins the podcast to talk about how storytelling and visual communication, when used together, can transform the way ideas are received and…
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192: ‘Building an AI-First Practice’, with Patrick Chopson and Eric Cesal
Patrick Chopson and Eric Cesal join the podcast to talk about what an architecture practice could look like if it were designed around AI from day one. We…
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191: ‘The Bastardization of Marketing in AEC’, with Kyle Morck
Kyle Morck joins the podcast to talk about about the widespread misuse of marketing in the AEC industry. We unpack why firms rely on vanity metrics that don’t…
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190: ‘AI + KM = Smarter AEC Firms’, with Christopher Parsons
Christopher Parsons joins the podcast to talk about about the evolution of knowledge management (KM) in the AEC industry—from KM 1.0 (knowledge capture) to KM…
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189: ‘The Rise of the Balkan Architect’, with Milos Temerinski
Milos Temerinski joins the podcast to talk about his massively popular YouTube channel Balkan Architect, his journey from architecture student to full-time…